The staff and students at W.L. McLeod Elementary School in Vanderhoof, BC, throw an ultimate frisbee tournament every fall to raise funds to support spinal cord injury research at ICORD. Education Assistant and tournament organizer Kim Worthington provides this special Read More…
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Dr. Susan Forwell recognized for innovation and excellence in teaching
Congratulations to ICORD Principal Investigator Dr. Susan Forwell, who was recently named the Scholar in Residence and awarded the Barbara Sexton Lectureship from the University of Western Ontario’s Department of Occupational Therapy. Dr. Forwell studies the impact of chronic neurological Read More…
Café Scientifique webcast available online
Videos of the Café Scientifique presented at ICORD on November 19th, 2012 are now available online. Thanks to SCI-BC for webcasting the event and posting the videos. Watch Dr. Andrei Krassioukov’s presentation: Watch Dr. Chris West’s presentation: Watch Dr. Jaimie Read More…
ICORD’s annual report is now available
ICORD’s annual report for April 2011 to March 2012 is now available. Click here to download the PDF (2MB file).
Canada Research Chair for Dr. Brian Kwon
Dr. Brian Kwon has been named a Canada Research Chair for his work in spinal cord injury. Started in 2000 by the Federal Government, the awards are given to outstanding researchers acknowledged by their peers as world leaders in their Read More…
ICORD research at American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine
Today in Vancouver the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine annual meeting got underway, gathering rehabilitation clinicians from occupational therapy, physical therapy, physiatry, surgery and more. ICORD researchers Drs. Andrei Krassioukov, Andrea Townson and Brian Kwon are giving plenary presentations, with Read More…
Paralympic wheelchair athletes: struggles behind the gold
Join ICORD researchers Dr. Andrei Krassioukov, Dr. Chris West and Dr. Jaimie Borisoff on November 19th for refreshments and lively discussion about the challenges faced by paralympic athletes with spinal cord injury. Topics will include: the unique cardiovascular changes that Read More…
CTV’s Coleen Christie will host Spinal Chord
ICORD and Vancouver Cantata Singers are delighted to announce that Coleen Christie will return for a second year to host our upcoming Spinal Chord gala on November 3rd. Coleen is the anchor of CTV News weeknights at 11:30 (pm). Coleen Read More…
New information about experimental treatments for spinal cord injury
An updated and revised version of the popular and informative publication, Experimental treatments for spinal cord injuries: what you should know; a guide for people living with spinal cord injuries, their families, friends and health care professionals, is now available Read More…
Dr. Krassioukov inducted into Canadian Academy of Health Sciences
Congratulations to ICORD Researcher Dr. Andrei Krassioukov who was just elected as a Fellow of the prestigious Canadian Academy of Health Sciences. Fellows of the Academy are elected on the basis of their demonstrated leadership, creativity, distinctive competencies, and commitment Read More…
